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Syria regime must allow aid deliveries 'immediately'

The UN Syria envoy on Tuesday urged the Damascus government to allow humanitarian aid deliveries "immediately"

15.09.2016

(AFP) The UN Syria envoy on Tuesday urged the Damascus government to allow humanitarian aid deliveries "immediately", indicating the regime had broken its pledges on the distribution of life-saving supplies.

Staffan de Mistura told reporters in Geneva that Russia, a key ally of the Syrian regime, agreed that crucial time was being lost on the deployment of aid convoys, a key part of a ceasefire deal that began Monday.